One Thousand: Thank you cards

Thank you so much Marissa and Kevin for your lovely card! It was such a nice surprise and really meant a lot to me. It was a pleasure getting to know you both! 

Gift #72: Thank you cards from clients

Shah Family

I wanted to take a moment to upload a few more photos from the Shah family photo session on Sunday. What a sweet family they are! Their daughter, Siya, is so precious and her parents are some of the nicest people ever. We loved spending time with them. 

Enjoy their photos!

(I have so many more to edit!)

One Thousand: Teaching, Madagascar macaroni, my first piano

Gift #69: Teaching friends about editing photo

I believe that if I can't make it as a photographer that I can at least teach people how to take photos and edit them! It's so fun. 

Gift #70: Madagascar shaped macaroni

Scott thinks I'm crazy because I loved cartoon themed macaroni and cheese. There's just something about the little shapes that I love! Who else agrees with me?

Gift #71: My first beautiful piano

Since I first began learning to play piano, my family has always had an electric piano. I've never had a real piano. Now I finally do! I know I have a photo somewhere else on this blog (I think) of my piano but I'd like to post another one. I was sitting on my couch looking at my piano and, boy, do I love this thing! I love the chipped paint and all the weird little quirks that my 1920's piano has. I'm so happy to finally have an actual piano.

Shah Family

Here's one photo from today's family shoot!

This little girl was so stinkin' cute! (I had to capture these adorable pig tails.)

Thank you so much for letting us photograph your family!

One Thousand: Pita Pizza

I am a huge huge fan of pizza. Every kid answers pizza to the question of what her favorite food is. Well, I'm starting to think that I never really grew out of that phase! I seriously enjoy pizza! However, if I were to eat that everyday I think we can all agree that I would have a very different shape.

I am so happy there are alternatives to normal pizza like yummy pita pizzas. Ok, maybe the bacon isn't so healthy, but still!

Look at that steam. Straight out of the oven.

Gift #68: Steaming hot pita pizzas

One Thousand: Pinecone

I love large pinecones!

Gift #67: Very large pinecones 

One Thousand: Losing a job

This is a slightly difficult post to write as I just lost my job yesterday. I've been contemplating whether or not I should blog about this but I feel that this project I'm endeavouring to accomplish requires that I be completely honest about the things that are gifts in my life, good and bad. It's hard though because I struggle with feeling that people will look down on me for this, especially people looking at my blog for the first time! However, with losing this job, while I loved it for the short time I had it, I've realised that the seemingly bad things can sometimes and probably always, be a gift. It just takes perspective. I know that God has something bigger and better for me to do. I have absolutely no bitterness about what happened because I focus on the unending love that God has for me knowing that He only wants the best. As I walked away from work yesterday there were tears, but there was also a smile because I knew I was created for something bigger. 

So here it goes...

Gift #66: Losing a job

I took this photo before I realised it was my last day. So the fact that I look sad is purely coincidence!